highest level; high-water mark
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
final qualifier; final qualifying round
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to emphasize; to attach importance to
(college) president; secretary-general
going upstream; sailing against the current
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
consequently; as a result
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
undeveloped country; third world country
overall victory; championship
spirit; heart; disposition
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart